Label strip



.Zdz'eaar 'I'I'II'II'" W. C. WATTS Dec. 2, 1969 LABEL STRIP Filed July10, 1968 O O O O O O United States Patent 3,481,460 LABEL STRIP WilliamCarrigan Watts, Southfield, Mich., assignor to Dennison ManufacturingCompany, Framingham, Mass., a corporation of Nevada Filed July 10, 1968,Ser. No. 743,836 Int. Cl. B65d 83/00 US. Cl. 20656 8 Claims ABSTRACT OFTHE DISCLOSURE A strip comprising a release sheet and labels mounted onthe sheet with pressure-sensitive adhesive which peels ofl? the sheet,edges of the labels being wavy to facilitate peeling.

Objects of the invention are to produce a strip of peelable labels whichis economical to produce and from which the labels may be easily peeled.

According to this invention the strip comprises a release sheet, a rowof labels mounted on the sheet with pressure-sensitive adhesive whichpeels off the release sheet, the juxtaposed edges of the labels beingspaced apart and one of said edges of each label being uneven.Preferably the uneven edges are wavy. In the preferred embodiment aplurality of said rows of labels are mounted on said sheet with spacesbetween the rows, the sheet is elongate and said rows extendtransversely of the sheet, the margins of the sheet extend beyond theends of said rows and have rows of perforations extending along themargins, and the sheet has weakened lines extending transversely of thesheet between the rows at regular intervals lengthwise of the sheet tofacilitate fan folding.

For the purpose of illustration a typical embodiment of the invention isshown in the accompanying drawings in which FIG. 1 is a plan view of theblank from which the strip is made;

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the preferred method of manufacture;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the finished strip; and

FIG. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

The particular embodiment of the invention chosen for the purpose ofillustration is made with a backing sheet 1 of release material such asglassine paper and a sheet 2 of label material mounted on the releasesheet with pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 which readily peels 01f therelease sheet. The labels 4 are cut out of the label sheet with a diewhich cuts through the label sheet without cutting through the backingsheet and the skeleton 5 of the label sheet is then peeled off asillustrated in FIG. 2. The margins of the strip have rows ofperforations 6 for use in feeding the strip through a printing machineto print the labels either before or after the aforesaid skeleton ispeeled off. At regular recurrent intervals the strip is provided withtransverse rows of perforations 7 or other weakened lines to facilitatefan folding.

In use the labels are peeled oif the release sheet and applied to anydesired surface. To facilitate this peeling each label is provided witha wavy edge 8 under which a finger nail or sharp instrument may beinserted so that the peeling may be started more easily.

I claim:

1. A label strip comprising a release sheet, a row of labels mounted onthe sheet with pressure-sensitive adhesive which peels off the releasesheet, the juxtaposed edges of the labels being spaced apart and one ofsaid edges of each label being uneven.

2. A label strip according to claim 1 wherein transverse edges of allthe labels are uneven.

3. A label strip according to claim 1 wherein said edges are wavy.

4. A label strip according to claim 2 wherein said .edges are wavy.

5. A label strip according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of said rowsof labels are mounted on said sheet with spaces between the rows.

6. A label strip according to claim 5 wherein the sheet is elongate andsaid rows extend transversely of the sheet.

7. A label strip according to claim 6 wherein the margins of the sheetextend beyond the ends of said rows and have rows of perforationsextending along the margins.

8. A label strip according to claim 6 wherein the sheet has weakenedlines extending transversely of the sheet between the rows at regularintervals lengthwise of the sheet.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,247,252 6/ 1941 Price 206-562,616,559 11/1952 Hyland 206-56 2,831,277 4/ 1958 Strachan 206-56 JAMESB. MARBERT, Primary Examiner

